The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-17


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b i h5iItr. ss@ the, q csp b. made profit
abs. iE.s siih Ns,hra rompeil,ian, "
a. NJ. K sa.arse !. pntsn.d Oar farms
.hou,d H. uai, more productive ly It
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=, ri 4 4, 49, s., e. i,abic their prolnci b.
ii.,. .a- ira aias sud selection, sud BET
.ss i.eoiug The average production per
cos 10 the state is nov about 100 pounds
81 bptler. while few herds average 300
p.uaas Lbrra feeding Of grain aad
cotton seed meal 10 good animals pays 10
he iucn ssrd product Of butter, and be
.iIes Odds greatly 10 the fertility oi the
soil by increased value OF the manure
product
Tbofsday afternoon Prof Cook Of Bur-
lin ton told bow "Worn-out farm may
ps renovated" He said il nav be done 10
thres ways. By purchasing COMMERCIAL or
olber fertilizers. by purchasing and Iced
Jog hay, grain. cotton seed meal aad other
coneentrsied foods. and by process of say
ing manure The first process is the most
expensive. Worn out lands need either
nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash, aud
perhaps all three. All Of these elements
are contained, in somewhat different
proportions, ia oil our commercial fertil-
,zers. To find out just what our land
needs can only be asceriained by expert
ments. Plant corn. for instance, and on
two or three rows put ashes II the pro
dsct is largely increased IT shows that
potash was needed. Ga other rows apply
finely ground bone and il this has good
effect il shows pbosphoric acid IS lacking
10 the soil. Nitrogen can be obtained
from dried blood. sulpbats OF Ammonia or
Chill saltpeter. Potash can DO obtained
from wood ashes. or German potash salts
10 the latter the potash is in concentrst-
cd form and must be used with great care,
and be greatly diluted or 1T will kill the
ICED. Bone must DO very finely ground,
or else dissolved 10 sulpburic acid before
using, to get the best results. All these
materials can be obtained 10 New York or
Boston markets, and II farmer intends
to use large amount, or II several farm
ers club together and purchase the mater
ials, il will be cheaper to buy the ingre-
4 l.. hat tns
suit The land upon which it is to be ap-
Piled, bat if only small amount Is to be
used it will be cheaper to buy the phos
phaie than to bother with making 1t.
Prof Cook thought that for farmers
2euerally, it would be cheaper to buy
eoue..niraiei Iced for stock than to pur-
chase lertiizrrs. II the farmer can get
three iourlhs the value Of the purchased
feed back il his products, tbutter. beef,
spt or whatever it may bel 1t will be
good il y stmeHt. as the added value to the
maLur, lilr will more tLan make mp the
balance. Col,on seed meal is one Of the
most profiablc feeds to buy fer COWS in
milk, ~ il Is rich IN butter making pro-
Duct, aud also Ia manufial value, but 1t
must he led with care a. it i, highly con-
ceutfaird.
The third method vi bringing up farm
is by saving oil the manure, both solid
and liquid. Keep the manure under
shelter and use absotbants for the liquid
portion. The latter is really more valna-
BILE than the solid portion and yet. In
majority of cases it ali or nearly oil allow
ed to waste BY carefully saving all the
manure OF both kinds made farm can be
gradually brought to state oil increased
fertiliiy without spending dollar for out
side fertilizers or feed, but it is SLOW
process. Outside additions. II indicious-
| " made will be a good investment
Thursday iu place Of Mr.. Vail Of Pom
ret ~Lo Was detained by sickness OF bis
family, Prot Deering OF the Vermont Uni.
yersi,y gave Al interesting paper on For
estry. ia which be showed the evils result.
I y
ing from the removal Of forests aud 10
Inch Le showed the advantages ansinp
IRON planting the waste places 90 lhe
lai m and 10y the roadsilrs with liable
ices. Tue meeting Was eulisen,i ~lih
musi, by the Manchester Ceptre brass
band
F,ilsy morning Il. II. Hill, Of Isle La
Motto, gave his experience in raising
horses, showing how IL can DO made proht
.bl.. which can be done without breed :
ine Tor speed. There is alvayss demand
for coed carriage or work horses at good
prices. He has found from experience
that mares can probably be put to breed
iue at three years old. II does not burt
the mare and makes nearly the price Of Az
extra colt profit Al that age mares are
worth little for work. lie said great
mistake il often made 10 selling horses
aud colts. The owner generally puts too
high price on them and keeps them q
year OF two after they have done growing,
shiehl takes on the prlhir. ln raising
horses TO sell or anything else the pro-
ducer should learn The market value
.ud when this il offered he should
AXE il aud not wait for fancy price,
otherwise. riue times ont Of ten he will
gel left
Friday afternoon Hon. Henry Laue OF
Corn vail gave an interesting talk on tue
comparative value OF bay and other feed
Tor stock. both ia regard TO their feeding
and feriilixing value. On the average on
" Is per cent Of the food is retained by
the animal; the remainder gong into the
manure. He exhibited . table Of the
comparative values Of the different articles
Of food and also their fertilixing value si-
ter feeding, which table every farmer